1a The Prado art museum is situated in which city?
1b The Rijksmuseum is the national art & history museum in which city?
1c The Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum is in which city?
2 The name of which city on the south coast of England was the title of a number 3 hit for Mike Oldfield in 1976?
3 Are these words of Swedish, Dutch or Spanish origin – ombudsman, cargo, cricket, dollar, moped?
4 Convex lenses for spectacles are prescribed for people with long-sight or short sight?
5 Which language is used in the Kelly’s Ice Cream adverts?
6 What number would you dial to reach Scotland Yard between 1934 & the 1960’s?
7 Which TV astronaut disappears in 1987 & reappears in the year 2491?
8 Who were the original team captains on Reeves & Mortimer’s Shooting Stars?
9 Which car manufacturers make the following models – Ceed, Kodiak, Aygo, Vitara?
10 In the song “I Can Sing a Rainbow” which colours mentioned in the song are NOT in a rainbow?
11 In which year was an 8-track cartridge music player first fitted to Ford cars (+/-2)?
12 Who were the last 3 English golfers to win one of the major championships?
13 How long can a netball player hold on to the ball before passing it?
14 Akhenaten & Nefertiti are now believed to be the parents of which Pharaoh?
15a Which current stage musical is a re-telling of the Wizard of OZ?
15b Which Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical is set around teacher Dewey Finn trying to form a band?
15c Which current musical is based on a Roald Dahl novel about a gifted 5 year old?
16 Mozart composed a piece of piano music for 2 hands and what other part of the body?
17 Eagle, Intrepid, Antares, Orion & Challenger were the names given to which space vehicles?
18 Which fruit is a cross between a small sweet orange & a mandarin orange?
19 Who is the most capped footballer for Northern Ireland with 119 caps?
20 The Sealed Knot Society re-enact battles from which war?
21 Name 4 of the US States that Route 66 passes through (there are 8)?
22 Tartrazine is a synthetic food colouring – what colour does it give to food?
23 Which of the big 6 energy companies operates all af Britain’s nuclear power stations?
24 Which symbol is common to the flags of Algeria, Turkey & Pakistan?
25 Private Frazer in Dad’s Army comes from the “wild and lonely Isle of…….where?
26 Which 2 planets have no moons?
27 How many years was prohibition in place in the USA – 6, 9 or 14 years?
28 What kind of pastry do you need to make baklava?
29 Amblin Entertainment is a film production company founded by which film director?
30 Actual Blankety Blank Supermatch questions from TV – 3 pts for top answer, 2 for the 2nd & 1 for the 3rd
30a SLAP………BLANK
30b BLANK…..NUTS
30c PENNY………BLANK
30d BLANK……BEACH
Answers
1a Madrid
1b Amsterdam
1c Glasgow
2 Portsmouth
3 Swedish, Spanish, Dutch, Dutch, Swedish
4 Long-sight
5 Cornish
6 Whitehall 1212
7 Buck Rogers
8 Ulrika Johnsson & Mark Lamaar
9 Kia, Skoda, Toyota, Suzuki
10 Pink & purple
11 1965
12 Danny Willet (2016 Masters) Justin Rose (2013 US Open) Nick Faldo (1996 Open)
13 3 seconds
14 Tutankhamun
15a Wicked
15b School of Rock
15c Matilda
16 Nose
17 Lunar modules (landers) in the Apollo program
18 Clementine
19 Pat Jennings
20 English Civil War
21 California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois
22 Yellow
23 EDF (which means the French Government!)
24 Crescent
25 Barra
26 Venus & Mercury
27 14 (1919 to 1933)
28 Filo
29 Steven Spielberg
30a & Tickle (3) Stick (2) Happy (1)
30b Pea (3) Hazel (2) Monkey (1)
30c Farthing (3) Lane (2) Black (1)
30d Sandy (3) Palm (2) Nudist (1)
Jackpot
Q Which of the African countries exports the most gemstones?
A Zambia
Number Guess (Nearest wins)
Q As of the 7th June 2018, how many weeks has ABBA’s Greatest Hits album been on the charts (according to the Official Charts Company)?
A 839
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